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KEY MESSAGES

- A cloudy blustery day is expected today with cold nights in the next few days.

- Another widespread rainfall event is gaining confidence for mid to late next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/

Issued at 217 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

The early morning rain/t-storms will be moving out of the eastern counties by 6 AM. As the low pressure moves to northern Illinois, the cold front will sweep through the rest of the CWA, with west winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph, and gusts to 30 mph. Today, this CAA will bring low clouds and gusty wind through the entire day. I've lowed the temperatures to the 25% NBM, as this handled the cold air better yesterday. The blustery, and sometimes very windy weather will ease of tonight, with winds lowering to 10 to 20 mph. Lows tonight under mostly cloudy skies will fall to the lower 30s.

Sunday appears a much better day, albeit with rather cool temperatures as well. Highs with some sunshine and northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph will reach the lower to mid 50s. A secondary push of blustery cold northwest winds will arrive late Sunday night, with Monday looking very similar to today's highs in the 40s to low 50s under clouds and winds of 15 to 25 mph Northwest.

This push of cold air from a very strong high pressure system arriving from Polar regions will bring a very high chance for temperatures in the 20s for all of the CWA, especially the north, where lower 20s is forecast. This is probably the most notable push of cold air we'll see the the rest of this spring season, as southwest flow returns to the forecast for mid to late week and beyond.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1210 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

A line of widespread showers and storms will continue to move east through areas near the Mississippi River through 07z, before ending, and behind the cold front west to northwest winds of 15 to 20 kts will increase, and cigs will drop to IFR levels between 500 and 1000 ft the rest of the night and morning hours Saturday. A cool, cloudy, breezy Saturday is forecast, with cigs gradually lifting to MVFR levels through the day. Wind gusts could exceed 30 kts at times during the day from the northwest.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 620 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

Surface low continues to track northeast out of the area this morning, which has an expansive stratus deck draped over the area. Currently, cigs are quite variable, but generally between 500-1500 ft. As we progress through the day, we will see cigs gradually lift, with terminals becoming VFR around 20z. From there, the stratus deck will continue to lift and scatter out through tonight.

Winds will remain quite gusty and out of the west through the day, with some terminals already seeing gusts upwards to 25-30 KTs. By 15-18z, much of the area will see sustained winds between 15-20 KTs with gusts upwards to 30 KTs. Winds will start to gradually decrease in speed after 00z this evening, yet still remain breezy through the night.

DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IA...None. IL...None. MO...None.